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popup

5 3.3
A small window that appears on a computer screen to show information or ads
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒpʌp/
  • Texting
translation icon : ventana emergente
  • The website uses a popup to show special offers when you first visit the page.
  • popup window
  • popup ad
  • popup blocker

Examples

  • Most of them are designed to open a clickable calendar popup once users activate a date form field.

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  • From the action's Variable popup, select New variable ... and create a variable named calendar.

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  • When you click on a room, a popup of the room will open.

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  • Each member has, as part of their membership information, a popup that shows membership type.

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  • If you hit that to reveal the popup, one of the options is "Spam."

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  • If you click on the Polygon Tool, a popup menu will appear showing:

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  • All the captioned text is hyperlinked, and clicking on any one word opens a popup box that explains the word's dictionary definition, synonyms, and usage examples.

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  • When you open the program, a popup appears with helpful tips on using the software.

  • To access the settings, click the icon, and a popup window will display various options.

Synonyms

window
vspopup
731 3.7

A rectangular area on a computer screen that shows information separately from other areas

is a sudden small box rather than a general rectangular display area
pop-up
vspopup
7 3.4

A small window that suddenly appears on your computer screen

is the nonhyphenated written form of the same sudden small element
popover
vspopup
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A small on-screen box that appears next to a button to show options

appears suddenly anywhere on screen to show information or advertisements

How Intrusive

modal
  • Specialized
1 7.5
popup
  • Texting
5 3.3
notification
76 3.3
to hover
  • Specialized
8 4.1

Surface Forms

popup singular
popups plural

Morphology

popup = pop + up (transparent) = pop + up

A 'popup' window is something that 'pops up' on the screen; the computer sense maps directly to the phrasal verb.

Etymology

Popup is formed from pop and up, meaning 'appear suddenly'. That is why a popup window 'pops up' on your screen to show information or an ad without warning.